Shelbyville in Shelby County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Civil War Memorial - Shelby County Indiana

Photographed By Courtesy:: Trevor Searcy, June 20, 2010

1. Front Engraved Section - - Civil War Memorial - Shelby County Indiana Marker

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( Engraved on Front ): Dumont Post No. 18
1861 - - - 1865

We honor you for your
valiant service to our
Country, in time of War,
and in time of Peace.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Number of enlistments, 3261.
( Plaque Front ) In the War of the States
Shelby County men
served in the following Regiments
Infantry
7 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 21 - 33 - 51 - 52 - 70
79 - 123 - 132 - 146 - 148
Cavalry
7 - 9 - 13 - 39
Artillery
3 - 20
( Plaque Obverse ): Memorial
This memorial was erected
A. D. 1931
by a grateful people
in commemoration of
Courage and Bravery of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
Soldiers and sailors from
Shelby County
Whose valiant service helped
preserve our Union in
The War of the States
1861 - - 1865

Erected 1931 by Dumont Post No. 18, Citizens of Shelby County.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, US Civil.

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39° 31.274′ N, 85° 46.632′ W. Marker is in Shelbyville, Indiana, in Shelby County. Memorial is on South Harrison Street north of West Taylor Street, on the left when traveling north. Located on the East lawn of the Shelby County Courthouse in Shelbyville, Indiana. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shelbyville IN 46176, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Historic Shelbyville High School 1896 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of Home of Thomas Andrews Hendricks (approx. 0.3 miles away); Indiana's First Railroad (approx. half a mile away); Thomas A. Hendricks 1819- 1885 (approx. one mile away); Wilbur Shaw (approx. 1.1 miles away); Whetzel Trace (approx. 5 miles away); Edinburg (approx. 15.4 miles away); Thompson Mill (approx. 15.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shelbyville.

Front Plaque - - Civil War Memorial - Shelby County Indiana Marker image. Click for full size.

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2. Front Plaque - - Civil War Memorial - Shelby County Indiana Marker

Obverse Plaque - - Civil War Memorial - Shelby County Indiana Marker image. Click for full size.

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3. Obverse Plaque - - Civil War Memorial - Shelby County Indiana Marker

Wide Front - - Civil War Memorial - Shelby County Indiana Marker image. Click for full size.

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4. Wide Front - - Civil War Memorial - Shelby County Indiana Marker

Civil War Memorial - Shelby County Indiana Marker image. Click for full size.

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5. Civil War Memorial - Shelby County Indiana Marker

Left View - - Top Statue image. Click for full size.

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6. Left View - - Top Statue

Left View - - Civil War Memorial - Shelby County Indiana Marker image. Click for full size.

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7. Left View - - Civil War Memorial - Shelby County Indiana Marker

Civil War Memorial -&- Shelby County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

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8. Civil War Memorial -&- Shelby County Courthouse

Front - - Top Statue image. Click for full size.

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9. Front - - Top Statue

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2010, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 1,699 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on June 24, 2010, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.